Joint Congressional. Committee

Joint Congressional. Committee Sec. 401. (a) There is hereby established a joint congressional committee to be known as the Joint Committee on Immigration and Nationality Policy (hereinafter referred to as the “Committee”) to be composed of ten members as follows: (1) five members who are members of the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, three from the majority and two from the minority party to be appointed by the President, of the Senate; and (2) five members who are members of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, three from the majority and two from the minority party to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (b) No person shall continue to serve as a member of the Committee after he has ceased to be a member of the Committee on the Judiciary of either the Senate or the House of Representatives. (c) A vacancy in the membership of the Committee shall be filled in the same manner as the original selection and the Committee shall elect a Chairman from among its members. (d) It shall be the function of the Committee to make a continuous study of (1) the administration of this Act, and its effect on the national security, the economy, and the social welfare of the United States, and (2) such conditions within or without the United States which in the opinion of the Committee might have any bearing on the immigration and nationality policy of the United States. (e) The Committee shall make from time to time a report to the Senate and the House of Representatives concerning the results of its studies together with such recommendations as it may deem desirable. (f) The Secretary of State and the Attorney General shall without delay submit to the Committee all regulations, instructions, and all other information as requested by the Committee relative to the ml mini st ration of this Act; and the Secretary of State and the Attorney General shall consult with the Committee from time to time with respect to their activities under this Act. (g) The Committee or any duly authorized Subcommittee thereof is authorized to hold such hearings; to sit and act at such times and places; to require by subpena or otherwise the attendance of such witnesses and the production of such books, papers, and documents; to administer such oaths; to take such testimony; to procure such printing and binding as it deems advisable. The provisions of sections 102 and 104, inclusive, of the Revised Statutes shall apply in case of any failure of any witnesses to comply with any subpena or to testify when summoned under the authority of this Act. (h) The members of the Committee shall serve without compensation in addition to that received for their services as Members of Congress but they shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other expenses incurred by them in the performance of the duties vested in the Committee other than expenses in connection with meetings of the Committee held in the District of Columbia during such times as the Congress is in session. 66 Stat. 275 (i) The Committee is authorized, without regard to the civil service laws or the Classification Act of 1949, to appoint, and fix the compensation of such clerks, experts, consultants, and clerical and stenographic assistants as it deems necessary and advisable. The committee is authorized to reimburse the members of its staff for travel, subsistence and the other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of the duties vested in the Committee other than expenses in connection with meetings of the Committee held in the District of Columbia during such times as the Congress is in session. The chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of representatives may assign members of the staff of the said committees to serve on the staff of the Committee, without additional compensation, except for the reimbursement of expenses incurred by such staff members as prescribed in this subsection. (j) The expenses of the Committee shall be paid one-half from the contingent fund of the Senate and one-half from the contingent fund of the House of Representatives, upon vouchers signed by the Chairman of the Committee or by any member of the Committee duly authorized by the Chairman. (k) This section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.